292 posts on "Financial Markets"
August 7, 2015
Crisis Chronicles–The California Gold Rush and the Gold Standard
On the crisp morning of January 24, 1848, James Marshall, a carpenter in the employ of John Sutter, traveled up the American River to inspect a lumber mill that Sutter had ordered constructed close to timber sources.
August 3, 2015
Investigating the Trading Activity of CLO Portfolio Managers
Stavros Peristiani and João A.C. Santos Unlike mortgage-backed and home equity-backed securities, collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), whose collateral is predominantly corporate loans, are slowly but steadily recovering. This revival, illustrated in the chart below, spotlights again a sector of nonagency structured finance that has been scrutinized for its investment practices. This post investigates the trading […]
July 20, 2015
Have Dealers’ Strategies in the GCF Repo® Market Changed?
In a previous post, “Mapping and Sizing the U.S. Repo Market,” our colleagues described the structure of the U.S. repurchase agreement (repo) market.
Just Released: The U.S. Treasury Market on October 15, 2014
The $12.7 trillion U.S. Treasury market plays a critical role in the global economy, serving as the primary means of financing the U.S. government, a risk-free benchmark for other financial instruments, and a key venue for the Federal Reserve’s implementation of monetary policy.
July 1, 2015
What Do Bond Markets Think about “Too‑Big‑to‑Fail” Since Dodd‑Frank?
As we discussed in our post on Monday, the Dodd-Frank Act includes provisions to address whether banks remain “too big to fail.”
June 26, 2015
From the Vault: Gauging Treasury Market Liquidity
A review of recent work on Liberty Street Economics examining liquidity in the U.S. Treasury market
June 24, 2015
Falling Oil Prices and Global Saving
The rise in oil prices from near $30 per barrel in 2000 to around $110 per barrel in mid-2014 was a dramatic reallocation of global income to oil producers.
Posted at 7:00 am in Balance of Payments, Euro Area, Exports, Financial Markets, International Economics | Permalink | Comments (1)
June 8, 2015
Is Cheaper Oil Good News or Bad News for U.S. Economy?
Oil prices have declined substantially since the summer of 2014.
Posted at 7:00 am in Exports, Financial Markets, International Economics, Macroeconomics | Permalink | Comments (2)
June 1, 2015
What Drives Buyout Booms and Busts?
Valentin Haddad, Erik Loualiche, and Matthew Plosser Buyout activity by financial investors fluctuates substantially over time. In the United States, peak years result in close to one hundred public-to-private buyout transactions and trough years in as few as ten. The typical buyout is primarily funded by debt, hence the term “leveraged buyout” (or LBO). As […]
May 27, 2015
The Eurodollar Market in the United States
In February, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s trading desk announced it will publish a new overnight bank funding rate early next year.
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